Charlie is a working man with a happy life, lovely husband, and beautiful daughter. Everything is alright when he gets a new job, but then all goes to hell when his husband is brutally murdered. Violet has a peaceful life as well, until she learns a secret that was probably meant to stay hidden.

1008 words. Compassion given to someone in their darkest hour becomes something more - something secret. Explore the level of devotion one person is willing to have for another in this dark snapshot of humanity. Riverside is a place of many tales. Consider this a crooked welcome sign hanging at the city limits.

A Noir-ish story set in 1950's England, Dennis and Celia have spent two years having an affair. Her wealthy husband will not grant her a divorce and is determined to make her life a misery. Dennis and Celia devise a plan to get rid of Simon for good. At first, the plan seems foolproof. But nothing is infallible, and Dennis and Celia soon learn that getting rid of Simon wasn't such a good idea.

After abandoning his values to protect the public from a frightening new virus, Josh Mclendon, the manager of an outpost of the CDC devoted to emergency outbreaks, is faced with a nightmare beyond anything he could have imagined.

Guy de Maupassant! He is such a beloved writer of modern times! And how many beautiful and ever-green stories has he written! 7SeriesBooks introduces this great literary figure to the modern young adult reader by wrapping his 7 best stories in a book! It is a perfect collection to feel the real flavor of the great writer of our times. It is 7, it is quick, and easy to read in a week’s time!

there must have been millions of guys like me. But something incredible showed me I was wrong, that I was special in a way I couldn’t explain except that I knew it had all begun the night I met twin girls who would change my life for ever . . . the night I was standing naked in a museum with people all around me.
even though it sounds like I’m making all this up, it all began with a dream . . .

When six friends return to the U.S. from a relaxing vacation abroad, they eagerly board the airport shuttle that’s arrived to take them back to their hotel.
But it’s the wrong shuttle.
After being locked in as passengers for hours, they are separated and turned into prisoners, quickly finding themselves fighting for their lives, and wondering if they’ll ever see their homes or each other again

A novelette. Paul’s daughter is taken when he leaves her alone for a few minutes at the park. He thinks he saw the man who took her, but not everybody believes his story. Ten years later Paul crosses paths with this man again, and he plans his retribution.

Cancer is Episode 7 of In The Stars (Hiding Behind The Couch 4&5), following the longstanding friends, 'The Circle', through the seventh of twelve eventful months. Dan is about to find out that being a careful driver is sometimes not enough; An old lover’s return rekindles fond memories for Alice; Sean works his psychology magic on the ever-stubborn Jess. The story continues in Epi #8 (Leo).

Sex, secrets and lies on the dark side of the America-Mexico border. After a reckless affair destroys her marriage heartbroken Isobel wants nothing more than to rebuild her shattered life. Pursued by two men with secrets to hide, struggling Hollywood actor Ryan and mysterious millionaire Lance, when she is arrested on the Mexican border she must again confront a world of deception and betrayal.

Aspirin and a ham sandwich seem like the best cure for his raging hangover. But before ex-cop Artemis Herne can ease his throbbing headache, a simple trip to the convenience store turns into a deadly errand.
As Herne confronts a robber intent on inflicting harm, he crosses the line between prey and predator.

You've never, ever read a book like this.
Bailey Simms' critically acclaimed Dead in Bed is partly a suspense thriller with a strikingly original story, partly a page-turning mystery about a disease that makes anyone infected hopelessly crave sexual contact, and partly a neo-western adventure through the American heartland.

No one ever thought that the Youth Scouts of America could be used for such sinister purposes…until now. At nearly eighty million strong and with a madman at the helm, the leading youth organization has been a literal ticking time bomb for over a decade. Triggered by a single line of spoken word broadcast over the airwaves, the killing spree has finally begun.